Random Thoughts

(I am at lunch, and therefore, not going to get fired. LOL.) A month later, I might actually be able to put enough time aside here to actually write about our "Not-the-mama trip", one of the few non-mundane areas of my life. I can actually write about something exciting and not just my thoughts. The mantra of the trip became "Jenn has band-aids". It's one of those great "you had to be there" moments. I think it's funny as hell, and still makes me smile when I think about band aids. We left on that Saturday (so long ago) fairly early. At least fairly early for me. I was presented with bacon cheese sticks! It was amazing. I do love me some bacon. We stopped for coffee where I was given the theological coffee cup. I got that one both times we hit Starbucks. Very weird. We stopped for Sushi at Sushiland, where Tara took a picture of Brandy and I, where it looks like I'm terrified. I'll have to see if I can't crop Brandy out, cause it was ...

I'm going out of town tomorrow, over to the ocean! I love the ocean. I'm even staying overnight, which has me excited, but nervous for some reason. My kid has been away from me for long periods of time, and overnight at friends' house. Maybe it's that I'm leaving him with Ben and I'm worried that I'm asking too much? I don't even know. Maybe I'm just nervous to be so far away. Even when Derek is in Portland, that's only a couple hours away. I have to get clothes ready still. I'm not sure what all I should bring. Shorts, and maybe pants? The weather might be very cold over there. Won't matter, I'm going to go in the ocean, so maybe shorts on the way up or something. I don't even know what to expect besides fun, hopefully lots of fun. Maybe that's my problem. I'm being too much of a control freak and I can't plan everything. I'm so damn rigid sometimes. I bought a new memory card for my camera, so there will be room ...

So, it is coming up all. The 25th is only 10 days away. AHH! I need to smoke some crack and clean my house (just kidding about the smoking crack, I don't do that). It is really a sty. I don't want anyone running screaming from my house. I still haven't called Sydney. I am so lame. I should have.

Well, tax returns say that they will be here by next Tuesday. So, now I really have to plan this girl's night thingie. I have so many ideas, but I know I will just be lucky to get my house cleaned. And clean I must, it is super-scary there. So, I still don't know what works for everyone. I am fairly free for the rest of the month and I have informed that boy that he will need to find something to do. I told him, that as much as he is the honorary girl when my friends come over, he can't really be a girl *grin*. So, he said, why are you all gonna have lesbian sex, I was like, oh yeah. That is what girls do at slumber parties. He only wishes. But, my friend Tammi is going to bring her manicure set and Ariel will prolly help with cleaning and maybe trying to put my yard to rights. And, I am up for any suggestions. I didn't go to very many slumber parties, so I don't know games. I have some board games and maybe we could watch some movies. Girly-movies.....doesn't t...